Duran Duran - Union Of The Snake/The Reflex 7"

You may have gathered from earlier in this blog that I am a huge fan of Duran Duran pre 1987. I do have a post '87 collection but in my formative years not a lot got past me and what did I went back and got, with some luck along the way. So in a charity shop today I picked up Union Of The Snake and The Reflex from 1983 on 7" vinyl. Both of these previously belonged to an Andrew Cummings from form 4C, as he has helpfully written on them in large silver lettering. Of course both have featured in this blog before with the 12" versions and picture disc but now the 7" too. I am positive this collection (every 12" and album from 1981-86 all on vinyl with 7s, imports, deleted E.P.s and different pressings thrown in) will be worth a lot of money. I am starting to doubt this philosophy however and will no doubt die with the world thinking I remain some crazed Duran Duran fan. (Did I mention VHS, DVD and concert tickets too?).

Anyway, Union Of The Snake c/w Secret Oktober

EMI5429 - 1983


 

The Reflex was remixed dramatically from the Seven And The Ragged Tiger ersion by Nile Rodgers and was the bands second #1.

The Reflex c/w Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) Live at the Hammersmith Apollo (Steve Harley)

Duran 2 - 1983

Katzenjammer - A Kiss Before You Go (2011)

Last year my world changed when BBC Breakfast brought on a little heard of Norwegian band called Katzenjammer. These four girls are multi-instrumentalists and share all duties on stage and in the studio on their Folk/Rock/Pop/Country crossover. This is their second album and is not available on vinyl in the U.K. Amazon in Germany cheerfully sent it over to me though, yes Germany, where this album has gone platinum and Katzenjammer are massive! I go to see them play as often as possible and they changed my view of music. Always I was the drummer who could play guitar. Now I'm the guy who plays guitar, or banjo, or ukulele, or piano, or drums, etc., all thanks to them. I've even been to Norway, because of them.

 

Side A

1. A Kiss Before You Go (Rybø - Bergheim)

2. I Will Dance (When I Walk Away) (Rybø)

3. Cherry Pie (Sveen - Hartung)

Side B

1. Land Of Confusion (Genesis)

2. Lady Marlene (Heilo)

3. Rock-Paper-Scissors (Orral - Kattzenjammer)

Side C

1. Cocktails And Ruby Slippers (Rybø)

2. Soviet Trumpeter ((Rybø - Bergheim)

3. Loathsome M (Rybø)

Side D

1. Shepherd's Song (Seen)

2. Gypsy Flee (Sveen)

3. God's Great Dust Storm (Rybø)

(p) & (c) Propeller Recordings under exclusive license to Universal Music Domestic Rock/ Urban, a division of Universal Music GmbH

Dear Eskiimo - Patience (2005)

I once owned a sampler CD with some good tracks on it. I've no idea where it went but I had kept some files on a hard drive, one being this from Dear Eskiimo. When this individually numbered and signed copy came up I just had to have it. So here it is. 

Dead Eskiimo were, of course, Katie White and Jules De Martino who now call themselves The Ting Tings and were joined by Simon Templemen back then.

Side A
1. Patience
2. Jack And Jill

Side B
1. Don't Wanna Feel
2. Traffic Light

my dad recordings - MYD07